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CASE STUDY Retail Shops
Once Upon a Child is the largest national chain that specializes in reselling clothing and other items for children from infants through tweens. They have more than 300 store locations throughout the U.S. and Canada.
• Needed a complete engagement platform to better engage with their customers• Needed a way to communicate their constantly changing product lines to their customers
as new products are brought in to their stores.• They wanted a fast and easy sign-up process for customers.
TL Connects’ Total Engagement Program features all the tools necessary to meet Once Upon a Child’s challenges. textALERTS are used to directly engage with subscribers via text message to promote deals, specials, announcements, etc. Digital Loyalty Kiosks were used to create loyal subscribers who earn rewards once reaching a certain amount of check-ins. The loyalty program gives the customers incentive to visit regularly to see what new products are in stock. The sign-up process also takes less than 20 seconds. The platform’s auto-responders and automatic retention programs are easy to set-up and once running, work automatically to keep the brand on top of their customer’s minds.
theresults...
4/2014 - 3/2015onceuponachild.com
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the client
the challenges
the benefits
theresults, (part one)
Sign-Up Offer:
noneLoyalty Offer:
$5 OFF $30Every 5 Check-Ins
Retention Offer:
10% off gently used purchasewhen absent 30 days
Total Customer Engagement
This case study consists of data from within 7 locations that currently use TL Connects’ Engagement Platform. Three stores in Memphis, TN signed-up 5000 unique customers within the first 60 days of starting the program.TL’s Digital Loyalty Program, with iPad Kiosk in a tamperproof case, provided Once Upon a Child with a fast and simple loyalty platform. It makes sign-up very quick and easy for the customer, (under 20 seconds). Some OUaC locations use a sign-up offer of 10% OFF or $5 OFF $25 and some locations have no sign-up offer, which is an option for any partner. A loyalty offer of $5 OFF $30 is earned every 5 check-ins.To engage the customers who have not returned within 30 days, the retention program automatically sends a text message to them with a 10% OFF gently used items offer if they return to the store within 7 days of getting the text. The stats below are taken from Once Upon a Child - Clarksville, TN.
Loyalty Stats
Retention Stats
5,476All-Time
Subscribers
4,776Messages
Sent
18,561All-Time
Check-Ins
224Redemptions
1,949Loyalty
Completions
4.69%Redemption
Rate
$4,928*Proj. Revenue
produced
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* based on an $22 ticket average
All-Time
April 2014 - March 2015
Clarksville, TN •
theresults, (part two)
textALERT Offers
Once Upon a Child Alert: 25% OFF (Additional)Receive an ADDITIONAL 25% OFF all clearance items.
textALERT offers are used to promote specific events, products or even drive more
business for a rainy day.
In one case, three Memphis, TN stores sent an alert to 1,744 subscribers to boost
traffic for 4 days. They offered a 25% OFF all clearance items to all who redeem the
offer. They successfully had 73 people to redeem the offer for a redemption rate of
4.19%. Also, with such a high open rate that text messages have, (98%), 1,709 people at
least read the message, furthering their brand awareness in the community.
1,744Messages
Sent
3,062Messages
Sent
73Redemptions
4.19%Redemption
Rate
$1,606*Proj. Revenue
produced
Non - redeemable offer, simply to drive traffic.1 Day Special - Feb. 15, 20151 store
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* based on an $22 ticket average
previous offers
All remaining marked clearance clothing and shoes ONLY $1 each!
theresults, (part three)
Retention Offer
We Miss You Offer: 10% OFF gently used items.We miss you here at Once Upon a Child. Get 10% OFF gently used items on your next visit!
TL Connects’ Retention program is an automated program designed to communicate with subscribers that have not checked in lately. The amount of time is customizable for any merchant. In this case, Once Upon a Child in Murfreesboro, TN set the program to automatically send a text message to subscribers that had not checked-in for 30 days. Their offer of 10% OFF Gently used items is redeemable on the customer’s next visit. To provide a sense of urgency, it expires within 7 days of getting the message.In a 12-month span spanning from April 2014 through March 2015 they have held a 5.46% redemption rate on 5,035 messages sent. Their 275 redemptions have assisted in generating a projected $6,050.
TL Connects • TLconnects.com • [email protected] • 844.611.3220
* based on an $22 ticket average
5,035Messages
Sent
275Redemptions
5.46%Redemption
Rate
$6,050*Proj. Revenue
produced
Murfreesboro, TN Location • 4/14 - 3/15